kim dacey brought you this story is breaking news today bridge she brings us the latest. >> the fire started about 9 3:45 this morning and sent smoke and flames shooting into the air like nothing people in this neighborhood have ever seen. >> by the time i will, the house was fully engulfed. i saw the flames just shooting from the roof. >> wave after wave of a fire engines coming. i saw the plume of smoke. >> neighbors at the 1200 block of battery avenue woke to commotion. fire ripped through a three- story row home. fire officials said the blaze started on the first floor and spread up and over to the row homes on either side. luckily, no one was seriously injured five escaped from the home on fire. >> an elderly couple, two children, and an adult man. they were treated for mild smoke inhalation. >> the son of a couple in the home got a frantic phone call, thankful to find everyone safely at a neighbor's home. >> thank god they are ok. material things don't really matter to me. life is more important. >> a firefighter fell from a ladder but only suffered minor injuries. it took seve